Photo Courtesy: Williamsburg City Schools Facebook(Williamsburg City Schools Facebook) By Brandon Robinson WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – One Southeastern Kentucky school district is getting a new leader. Williamsburg Independent Schools has hired Tabetha Housekeeper as its new superintendent. She left a position at the University of the Cumberlands for the job. Housekeeper is an Eastern Kentucky native…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — In a highly touted report on serious crime in Kentucky released last week, one number stood out: a 33% drop in reported homicides by law enforcement agencies across the state in 2022. Those offenses declined to 431, from 647 the year before, giving that category the steepest year-over-year plunge among all…
Last year federal officials suspended Louisville Gas & Electric’s permit to build the pipeline through Bullitt County because utility contractors failed to complete a cave survey along the proposed path, even though it’s critical habitat for endangered bats. More than a year later, officials say LG&E and Kentucky Utilities are still revising a biological assessment that explores…
KENTUCKY — The Kentucky Distillers’ Association announced it was adding four distilleries to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour in what the association called its largest expansion ever. What You Need To Know The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour added four new distilleries to the tour Augusta Distillery and Pensive Distilling Co. in northern Kentucky, and…
The race is just now settling in, with GOP candidate Daniel Cameron announcing his running mate just last week, but some early numbers provide hints about where the campaigns stand. Two public opinion surveys by the same pollster show Democrat Andy Beshear with an edge in the governor’s race, but the most recent hints that…
By Peter Haden Updated July 24, 2023 at 8:22 AM ET Kavasutra is a dimly lit bar in Lantana, Florida, with a rotating cast of characters: the magician, the repo man, the metalhead picking Slipknot on his unplugged Stratocaster. On a recent Friday night, there’s about a dozen other patrons drinking, flirting, swiping at their phones.…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and MATTHEW DALY – Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled by denials and lobbying from coal and other industries — has contributed…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson There remains an ongoing effort to boost workforce numbers at Kentucky hospitals. A targeted approach is being used in all regions of the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Hospital Association is working with the Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Talent Pipeline Management Program. The KHA has committed funding to hire five new regional managers. A…
Despite running short on cash, the Kentucky ag-tech startup is making nearly $2.5 million in special payments to its top four executives Click here to view the video. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky agriculture startup AppHarvest may run out of money, and three of its four high-tech indoor farms are subject to potential foreclosure or…
FRANKFORT – His name does not have high statewide name recognition but state Sen. Robby Mills’ rock-ribbed conservatism with a record of beating prominent Democrats in a Western Kentucky district spurred Republican nominee for governor Daniel Cameron to tap Mills as his running mate. “When I was searching for the right person to serve beside…
